Viola-

[motherlovebone]

it is a name isnt it?

i think its rather lovely

it is isn't it

pretty

yes, good one.

Yes, lots of Viola here in Italy. Lovely name.

Warning: could sound like viler ...

I think it's lovely; there would be pronunciation issues though.

I do love it - pronounced Veeola, I presume?

VIola

Beautiful

I like it, but you have to bear in mind that people will pronounce it Vy-ola, which you may not like.

Tis a name in Shakespeare

sweet name, but does run the risk of sounding like violated...

my tip is dont discuss baby names with others as there is always one who comments on it un fairly...

Not keen. Musical instrument.

Prefer Violet - When I look at Viola quickly I read voila! Which puts me off.

Beautiful name, but to me does not work in English, prefer Violet

Violet much nicer, imo.

I really like the name Viola (Twelfth Night heroine) but, for some reason, a lot of people seem to want to pronounce it like the instrument.
Violet is pretty too but Viola is prettier IMO. Violet is nice but can sound a little harsh.

Viola far sweeter than Violet but i heart shakespeare nmes

I like it, prefer it to Violet which just makes me hear "violent".